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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mayoría
"La mayoría de los estudiantes aprobaron el examen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The greater number or part of something.
"The majority of the students passed the exam."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin word maioritas, based on the comparative adjective maior meaning greater. It entered Middle English in the 15th century via Old French majorité, originally denoting the state of being of legal age before expanding to signify the greater number or part.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Majority" is said worldwide
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majorité
Transliteration: majorité
"La majorité des gens a voté pour ce projet."
Mehrheit
Transliteration: Mehrheit
"Die Mehrheit der Bevölkerung stimmte dafür."
maggioranza
Transliteration: maggioranza
"La maggioranza dei voti è stata conteggiata."
mayoría
Transliteration: mayoría
"La mayoría de los estudiantes aprobaron el examen."
maioria
Transliteration: maioria
"A maioria das pessoas prefere café."
बहुमत
Transliteration: bahumat
"चुनाव में बहुमत हासिल करना जरूरी है।"
大多数
Transliteration: dà shù
"大多数人同意这个决定。"
대다수
Transliteration: daedasu
"대다수의 학생들이 찬성했다."
過半数
Transliteration: kahansū
"過半数がその提案に賛成した。"
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